Introduction .– Little study analyzed the effect of betablocker on echocardiographic, functional parameters and the capacity of exercise in case of heart failure. Aim .– To analyze the impact of…
Objectives .– We studied the effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on functional mitral regurgitation in heart failure (HF) patients. Background .– Functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) is a common finding…
Background .– Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction is prevalent in the community. Previous studies have reported an association between diastolic function and atrial dimension. Objective .– The aim of this…
Introduction .– The evaluation of the prognosis of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is an essential step in their care. Doppler echocardiography is a noninvasive, reliable and available method for…
Background .– A well-known side effect of anthracycline’s chemotherapy is cardiotoxicity. It consists in developing a dose-dependent cardiomyopathy with an incidence ranging from 2 to 20%. Assessment of biohumoral markers…
Introduction .– The prevalence of heart failure and diabetes are both increasing: 25 to 30% of patients with heart failure suffer from diabetes. Diabetics have more diastolic dysfunction because accumulation…
Purpose .– Epidemiological studies show a strong correlation between diabetes mellitus (DM) and heart failure. DM may result in cardiac and structural abnormalities (diabetic cardiomyopathy) before symptoms onset. The diagnosis…
Objective .– Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study is to assess left ventricular (LV) function in asymptomatic…
Hypocalcemia is a very rare cause of dilated cardiomyopathy with alteration more or less of the contractile function of left ventricle (LV). It is complicated rarely with heart failure. We…
Introduction .– Real-time transesophageal echocardiography (RT3D TEE) is a recent imaging modality which has been validated against magnetic resonance imaging for the measurement of left ventricular (LV) volumes. If feasibility…
